Wheel bearing circlips?

[Louis-Alain Richard]

Don't forget that removal=destruction of the bearings...

That being said, I am not sure this circlip as a "real" role, other than a
safety net. All the engineers on the list will tell you that a bearing press
fitted in a hub will stay there no matter the lateral load, unless there is
a heat factor in the equation. In your place, I wouldn't worry. 

Louis-Alain
83 Quattro,
with 4 new wheel bearings that I installed myself. These are not easy to
push in place, I tell you...




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De la part de Jonathan Monetti

So before I make yet another trip, I'm looking for someone to validate that
I do indeed have to go back, get the hubs pressed out, and install the clips
lest I end up in a ditch somewhere.


Jonathan Monetti 
2002 A4 1.8tq 
1987.5 CGT
http://home.earthlink.net/~groovy_monkey/Audi